Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Oklahoma City, Editor Carl Williams of the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman said: "Some farm politicians will be there, but not many farmers. Actual surveys show that, in the Southwest at least . . . less than 30 per cent, [of farmers] have been definitely in favor of the McNary-Haugen bill...
...place of Federal prohibition we favor the installation, by the States, of a method of controlled and restricted distribution which will prevent the exploitation of the liquor traffic for unconscionable profits, and not only do away with prevailing speakeasies and secret drinking but prevent the reappearance of the old unregulated saloon system and the political iniquities which accompanied...
Although doubtless vexed by such tidings of Laborite dereliction, the Union Congress finally voted, with a few abstentions, 2,465 to 1,470 in favor of continuing to support the Labor Party...
Yale does not favor concentration except for honors men. Honors men are allowed to concentrate at Yale during their last two years, because they are regarded by the college as already possessing the background essential before specialization can be undertaken, successfully. But the requirements for a major are so slight that the average man can scarcely be said to have a main field of study on which he focuses. The Yale system rests on the premise that for the average undergraduate specialization in college narrows him unduly, and prevents him from attaining a broad cultural background. It is the purpose...
...patches. The Pops are hardly ready to take rank as a continuation of the regular orchestral season, and after all, it is natural that musical taste should approve a somewhat lighter fare in the spring than in the winter. Nevertheless, the complete renunciation of the most thoughtful music in favor of five-minute overtures has received a check, and the result promises still better balanced programs for May and June...